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C. W. HEBERT. ROTARY FILE CABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 19, 190s.

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W/TNESSES .UNITED srArEs PATENT OFFICE,

y@(IIIN'S'.l-.A.1\T'J.Il\`l' HEBERT, OF WARSAW, AND WACLAW LIEBERT, OFMOSCOW, RUSSIA.

ROTARY FILE-CABI'NFFI.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that we, CON-STANTIN Lm- BER'r .and WACLAW LIEBERT, subjectsof the Emperor of Russia, and residing, respectively, at Warsaw, Poland,and Moscow, Russia, have invented -a certain new and useful Rotary`File-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

'lFhi-s invention relates to file-cabinets.

Instead of the well-lmown shelf-like or cupboard-like means for stordocuments, in the present invention whlg-like bodies are employed which,arranged beside one another on one axle, contain definite parts of thedocumentary material which is to be preserved, and in addition can bedivided into a larger or smaller number of compartments, so that whenthe one or other wheel is rotated the concerned compartment can bebrought without great diilicultyyin front of the ollicial and is hereaccessible without further ado. The individual compartments of thewheel-like body are provided with suitable covers or lids, or there arearranged in the compartments drawers which can be withdrawn with acertain number of papers inorder to rocure access to the documentarymateria Since, on the .one hand, the individual compartments of thewheel-like body are always closedgand consequently little or-no dust cancollect between the documents, and ,on the other hand, only very slightexpenditure of force is required to rotate .such a wheel-like body, and,in addition, each com rtmentof this body is resented in a suitableposition vto the o cial without further ado, without `using ladders orother auxiliary means, it will be readily understood that themanipulation of such a cabinet affords considerable facilities toadministrative authorities. and large businesses as compared with themeans usedheretofore. v

In order that the invention may be clearly understood reference will be.made to the accompanying drawings in which several crnbodlments arerepresented by way of example, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a filing cabinet having wheel-likebodies,

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Fig. l3 la perspective view of a part of the wheel-like body with itsllid turned back. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionthrough onecompartment of thewheel-like body, and Fig. 5 is a cross- Specificationof I-etters Patent. Application led November 19, 1908. Serial No.63,402.

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Fig'. 2 is a side elevation of the same,` partly,

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section through a compartment with its lid closed, whereas Fig. 6 is alike view with the 11d open. 7 is a view of an indicator card or markerfor the diderent compartments, and Fig. v8 shows a movable part1t1onwith handle for incompletely filled compartments, the purpose of whichpartition, when inserted in the grooves in the side walls, is to clampthe `contents of the com- Flg. '9 is a side elevation ,of a modiiiedwheel-like body having separate box-like storage receptacles, and Fig.10 is a front elevation of the body shown in Fig. 9. 'Fiom 11 is a-front elevation of other wheel-like bodies having laterally removablesliding lids for the diilerent compartments, whereas Fig. 12 isa sideelevation of the wheel-like .body reprented in Fig. 11, and Fig. 13 is afront elevation of this body. Fig. 14 is a plan of one compartment ofthe wheel-like body shown in Fig. 11, and 15 a longitudinal sectionthrough such a compartment, whereas F ig. 16 is a side elevation ofanother modication of the invention having storage receptacles which canbe driven around two axles.

Referring to the drawing, in Fig. 1 there is represented arran' ed on anaxle 1 a numbeiof wheel-like b ies 2, of which each can be rotated onthe axle independently of the others. In the example selected, thewheellike body has an octagonal form, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, andeach of its eight sides is constructed to form a separate compartment 3.Each compartment has a separate lid 4 which, for example, as clearlyshown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6, is attached laterally at 5 to the wheel-likebody so that it can be turned up and down laterally, as Figs. 3 and V6particularly show. In each compartmen-t, which may be suitablydenominated on the top, the documents are laced in a row or pile insuitable manner, or exam le as shownin Fig. 3, by one document belngplaced on' another. At the same time there may be arranged in eachcompartment markers or indicators (i which have projections 7 providedwith inscriptions which project in front ofthe pile of documents, sothat each compartment is divided into sub-compartments. In compartmentswhich cannot be filled up at once with docu-ments and the like, butwhich are filled gradually or periodically, 'the sides are providedpartially or along their entire length with grooves `9 into lwhich amovable marker or partition whenV the wheel-like b 6, the upper part ofwhich is formed like a handle at 8, as Fig. 8 shows, isinserted, whichpartition divides the filled space from the empty and prevents thedocuments which are piled up in the receptacle moving or becoming mixedup.

Under certain circumstances indicators or' markers 6 can be placed intogrooves 9 at both sides of the wheel-like body, so that each indicatoris held in its position and the entire pile of documents of eachcompartment 3 can'be clam ed to a certain extent for the purpose of Xingthe same. In order that the pile of documents itself does not change itsposition when the wheel-like body is rotated, each lid can be provided'on its interior with'a projection 10 which lies directly upon the pileof papers, whereas it leaves room for the projections 7 of theindicators and makes it impossible for the latter to be injured. Sincethe documents are preferably placed one on another in thisconstructional formof the wheel-like body, each wheel-like body can becomparatively narrow, and conseuently a large number.

of such bodies can e arranged on one axle when this is necessary for thesize of the cabinet in any case. The wheel-like body can also beconstructed in such manner, however, that the Adocuments are notsituated radially in the wheel-like body, but tangentially. Figs. 9 and10 show such a constructional form. The wheel-like body is hereconstructed with a number of receptacles`11 arra ed ta entially. r.Thesereceptacles may a so be c osed by foldin lids or sliding lids which aremoved either aterally or tangentially to the wheel-like body. Thedocuments can be arranged one on another in each receptacle 11 orv alsoradially when the receptacle is of suitable hei ht. Each compartment ismarked on the li as in the form according to Fig. 1. If necessary thereceptacles are divided into subcompartments by indicators or markers.The lids for closing the receptacles 11 or the receptacles 3 (Figs. 1 to6) must of course be provided with suitable securin means, when slidinglids are not employe so that vthe llids do not o en unintentlonally y isrotated. The wheel-like body may also be modified in various other waysdepending substantially on the kind and size of the documents which areto be filed. In the example represented in Figs. 11 to 15 there areprovided in the wheel-like body compartments which are longer axiallythan in the direction of the perl hery. The compartments 12 are here preerably closed by sliding lids 13 which, as clearly shown in Fig. 12particularly, have projections at the bottom side in order that theymaynot contact with the projections of the indicators or markers which areused here also, but nevertheless to enable the pile of documents to beheld securely iin each com ar'tment. The indicators or markers canesecured in grooves 14 (Fig. 15) in order to fix and clamp together eachpileof documents, or this is done by means of one single partitionwhich, as represented in Fig. 3,' clamps the entire pile of documents inthe compartment.

The wheel-like body can be journaled in any suitablemanner. Either asimple trestle-like frame 15 may be used, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, ora table 16, as shown in Fig. 11. Suitable cupboards 16a may be used atthe Sametime in connection with these Wheel-like bodies surrounding thelatter, as Fig. 1 shows, in order to be able to conveniently storepapers or circulars, and indicators or markers and the like which arenecessary for registering.-

The mentioned cupboards or tables used in connection with the wheel-likebodies which are provided in systematic order with inscriptionsarrangedelther above, in front of the wheel-like bodies on the compartmentsthemselves, or lastly, directly between the documents and the like,enable one document to be very quickly selected from the entirequantity. The number of the wheellike bodies is of course optional anddepends on the size of the business and of the documents which are to bere istercd.

The above described whee -like body requires comparatively little groundspace. But in the event of a considerable quantity of documents and thelike having to be stored, the advantages of this wheel-like body can bemade use of, in the event of suitable space being available, for thepurpose of Savin more space when the cabinet is constructe accordlng toFig. 16. Two axles 17 and 18 are here employed on which, for example,rectangular, hexagonal or octagonal drums 19 are' attached, whereas theindividual receptacles 20 are attached to chains, ropes or cords 21which run over the drums 19. The individual receptacles can therefore bemoved upward optionally by rotating the axles 17 and 18 in order to makethe one or other compartment accessible. Theseparate compartments 20 areof course closed by sliding or hinged lids here also, so that it isimpossible for the documents which are in the compartments to fall outor to get out of order. The angular drums 19 are preferably of'sucli asize that the separate compartments are placed fiat on the side of thedrum when they are moved from the front to the rear side when thecabinet is in motion.

Since the lwheel-like body may possibly be insuficiently balanced andtherefore liable to rotate a certain distance owing to the unequaldistribution of the documents in the various compartments, it ispreferable to provide each wheel-like body with a small brake whichcounteracts this inequality in the load of the Wheel and holds theWheellike body in every optional position. It may, however, neverthelessbe preferable to arrange in addition ateach Wheel-like body a ixingdevice which is operated as soon as one compartment of the Wheel-likebody is opened or emptied.v

`What We claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

l. A rotary file-cabinet comprising a stationary frame, a rotating framemounted thereon having compartments, lids for said compartments, meansin said compartments for holding certain of the papers spaced from thelids, and-means for holding the papers spaced from one end of thecompartments.

2. A rotary tile-cabinet comprising a stationary frame, a rotating framemounted thereon, compartments adapted to receive papers therein mountedon the stationary frame, lids for said compartments, and elongatedprojections partially covering the interior face of said lids andadapted to bear upon the edge of the papers to hold them in spacedrelation With saidlids.

3. A rotary file-cabinet comprising a stationary frame, a rotating'frame mounted thereon, compartments adapted to receive papers thereinmounted onv the stationary frame, lids for said compartments, elon themin spaced relation with said lids and ridges forming radially projectinggrooves `on the inner face of the sides of the compartments and amovable partition engaging in certain of the grooves.

4. In a rotating tile-cabinet, the combination of a rotating frameelongated compartments mounted on said frame and open at the tops andthe upper part of one side, an angular lid hinged to said side andadapted to cover the opening of the compartment, an elongated projectioneXtending longitudinally of the lid, ridges near one end of one side ofthe compartment and a movable partition engaging between certain of saidridges.

In testimony, that We claim' the foregoing as our invention, We havesigned .our names in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

CONSTANTIN LIEBERT. WACLAW LIEBERT.

Witnesses as to Constantin Liebert:

KARoL SAozsWsnY, CYRYL TREDRUCKI.-

Witnesses as to Waclaw Liebert:

CzEsLAW TALMA, FELIX ZOLANDORSKI.

